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The book covers the period from 1964 to 2006. Jan Haug has produced around 690 illustrations for this volume.
Contents
Chapter 1 | |
- to be a Ring Saxon and a Hedmarking at the same time | |
| Ring case identity | 3 |
| The three dimensions of identity: "to be" - "to do" - "to have" | 6 |
| The large municipality as a government project | 11 |
| Parliament as a maternity ward | 13 |
| What should the child be called? The connection between names, identity and society | 16 |
| Baptism day | 21 |
| The identity of the new global citizen | 21 |
| Hedmarkingen - from "the blue-eyed race" to Arthur Buchardt | 22 |
| The way of life in Hedmarken | 25 |
| Ringsaker Blad - a standard bearer for Ringsaker identity | 26 |
| Two kinds of Hedmarkings - and a Gudbrandsdøl | 28 |
| The difficult language: Dialect and identity | 30 |
| Dialect - the Ringsak dialect | 31 |
| The village and the city - a complex relationship | 32 |
| Rural originality meets modern marketing Lucky Næroset and Hans Christian Medlien | 34 |
| The dark companion of identity: The dangerous distinction between "scoop" and "judgment" | 37 |
Chapter 2 | |
The political development of the large municipality - "We in Ringsaker have had our internal feuds over the years" | |
| The city center debate - Moelv versus Brumunddal | 41 |
| "The North-South conflict" | 45 |
| Old Ringsaker versus Furnes | 48 |
| The municipality's first election - a "bloodbath"? | 51 |
| Gathering the administrative apparatus | 54 |
| The forces of integration - what were they? | 55 |
| Mentality and identity, labor market and marriage market | 57 |
| Economic growth | 57 |
| Municipal expansion on the terms of the settlement pattern | 59 |
| The personal touch - Peder Esbjørnsen and Bjarne Mork | 59 |
| The labor movement - a political force and the glue of local communities | 62 |
| The undercurrents of local politics | 64 |
| The culture of the Labor Party: Dictatorship of the Council? | 65 |
| Turbulent years | 69 |
| The workers' movement in Ringsaker: A culture on the brink of extinction? | 70 |
| "The best adult education Ringsaker Arbeiderparti could get" | 72 |
| New governance structure - and new line of collaboration | 73 |
| Urban areas develop - the municipality changes | 77 |
| Municipal organization in the 1980s: A less control-oriented state? | 88 |
| Ringsaker municipality's administration before 2003: The budget model | 88 |
| 2003: From agency model to flat structure | 88 |
| Political responsibility: From main committees to neutral committees | 89 |
| New forces - regionalization and Mjøsby | 90 |
| From large municipality to regional municipality? | 92 |
Chapter 3 | |
Agriculture - development and restructuring | |
| Between two ham shifts? | 97 |
| The consequences of channeling policy: From routine to choice | 101 |
| The long road from versatility to specialization | 103 |
| The driving forces | 105 |
| Kubygda Ringsaker - a Hedmark perspective | 109 |
| Lactating cows: "Largest in Norway" | 109 |
| Ringsaker's technological edge - the farm tanks | 113 |
| The 1970s: The threat of political control | 115 |
| The planned agriculture two decades between growth and protection | 117 |
| Ringsaker in the era of planned agriculture | 117 |
| Sows - way of life and lifestyle | 120 |
| The pig - from common property to specialist production | 122 |
| Slaughter pigs: "Largest in the country" | 123 |
| Poultry - free-range or factory-farmed? | 124 |
| Chicken production: Ringsaker second largest | 125 |
| From cattle to chicken | 125 |
| The flip side of livestock farming - environmental hazards and lake action | 126 |
| New and old specializations: Vegetables, fruit and berries | 132 |
| Norway's largest strawberry municipality | 132 |
| Plantforsk Kise - part of the research front | 134 |
| Agriculture and industry: Case OK | 138 |
| Masculine and feminine workplaces | 139 |
| The 1980s: From politics and governance to market and freedom | 141 |
| Strand Brænderi: An adaptable industrial company | 142 |
| Agriculture in Ringsaker under market liberalism | 143 |
| Garden tourism | 144 |
| Forestry and outdoor industries | 147 |
| Bygdeallmenningene and Philske condominium | 148 |
| Tensions and collaboration | 148 |
| Ringsaker almenning - resource management, trade and industry | 149 |
| A new farmer role is emerging | 152 |
| The agriculture-based industry | 155 |
| Globalization and the agro-industrial complex | 161 |
| Conclusion: Lines, breaks and continuity | 162 |
Chapter 4 | |
The prefabricated house and the industrial adventure in Moelv and Brumunddal | |
| Norway's largest rings exhibition | 165 |
| A Gudbrandsdøl comes to the village: Johs Mageli and Moelven Brug | 166 |
| Visions and social change in the post-war years | 168 |
| The assembly line house - the industrial society's dream home? | 171 |
| Helge Seip - a political benefactor for modern Ringsaker? | 173 |
| Moelven House for salaried employees | |
| - a niche product in the 1950s | |
| - an industrial success in the 1960s and 70s | 174 |
| Ringsaker and the Norwegian construction market - a community of destiny | 178 |
| Berger Langmoen's way into the construction industry | 179 |
| Companies, districts, municipalities - a fragile food chain | 182 |
| People's housing dreams: From small houses to Tyrolean castles | 182 |
| Ringsaker in yelp time! | 184 |
| Policy and industry growth | 187 |
| "Last in, first out" | 187 |
| Moelven Brug and Berger Langmoen - two companies, one destiny | 188 |
| Swan song for the prefab era | 189 |
| Frode Alhaug and Johs. Mageli - leaders in times of change | 191 |
| The one crisis and the many | 193 |
| The Gaupen-Henger phenomenon | 194 |
| Reidar Frydenlund - an entrepreneur from Gaupen | 195 |
| Summary: Ringsaker and the prefabricated house - a very nervous romance | 196 |
Chapter 5 | |
The school - the glue of the local community? | 201 |
| A tradition of school skepticism? | 202 |
| The new unitary school - Ringsaker, Nes and Furnes as a trial area | 202 |
| Centralization - a school policy credo in the 50s and 60s | 204 |
| The large municipality and the centralization decision | 206 |
| The centralization decision and resistance to the nine-year school | 207 |
| Ringsaker - a laggard? | 208 |
| "...much has been neglected, and there is a lot to tackle..." | 209 |
| Lismarka - the centralization decision is put to the test | 210 |
| De lokalhistoriske verk - Ringsaker's many small books about the neighborhood school and the neighborhood environment | 211 |
| The decentralization line prevails | 211 |
| School construction | 212 |
| School policy and population development | 214 |
| Ringsak School in the 70s - integration and functional growth | 216 |
| The school in a time of change | 217 |
| The right-wing wave in schools - an ambiguous benefit for Ringsaker's decentralists | 219 |
| The renaissance of centralization? | 224 |
| Adult education center | 225 |
| Trial with German in primary school in Ringsaker | 227 |
| Private schools in Ringsaker - Steiner school and Montessori school | 228 |
| Furu Steiner School | 229 |
| Nordheim: Ringsaker Montessori School | 229 |
Chapter 6 | |
The welfare municipality Ringsaker - between welfare state, welfare municipality and welfare society | |
| Background quilt | 233 |
| The development of the welfare municipality Ringsaker | 234 |
| From poor relief to welfare - some institutional examples | 236 |
| Ringsaker - from three poor municipalities to én welfare municipality | 238 |
| Elderly care - political change and institutional growth | 240 |
| New division of roles between private and public actors | 242 |
| "Liberation" of the municipalities? | 244 |
| Buttekverntunet: Interaction between private and public actors | 245 |
| Childcare in Ringsaker - a pattern with many variations | 248 |
| The discovery of youth in Ringsaker - social problem and cultural factor | 249 |
| The professions and the development of welfare services | 249 |
| A new look at one of social policy's core groups - the mentally disabled | 250 |
| Activity and training - AO centers in Ringsaker | 252 |
| New care groups - refugees | 253 |
| Substance abusers - from private philanthropy to public clientele | 254 |
| The 1980s: A tougher society - the concept of welfare under pressure | 256 |
| Privatization of health | 257 |
| Conclusion - welfare state or welfare municipality? | 259 |
Chapter 7 | |
Between fantasy and reality - some main lines in the history of municipal communication | |
| The modern Mjøsbrutanken - an investigation into a case of danger | 261 |
| First candidate for fatherhood: A nose ring | 262 |
| Second candidate: Gjøvikensens and the Gjøvik myth | 264 |
| Third candidate: The Moelv Myth | 265 |
| The redeemers of Brutank: Motoring and the road system | 266 |
| "Leon has such a hot stuff..." | 268 |
| The long, long wait | 269 |
| A/S Mjøsferga - the crude tank's effective rival | 269 |
| The car - from leisure good to environmental problem | 273 |
| A paralyzed municipality? | 274 |
| Construction of new Europaveg through Ringsaker | 275 |
| The search for a third alternative - Kluftmoen and Tandeskogen | 276 |
| Councillor Mork gets éA bright idea: Rudshøgda! | 278 |
| Mjø municipalities from cooperation to conflict | 279 |
| Rudshøgda will be realized | 280 |
| Success or failure? | 284 |
| Mjøsbrua and Rudshøgda - between pessimism and optimism | 288 |
Chapter 8 | |
Cultural life in the municipality | |
| Cultural life - a changing concept | 291 |
| The church - from threat society to municipal cultural servant? | 293 |
| Ringsaker municipality as a culture builder | 294 |
| Music schools | 295 |
| The music school is realized | 298 |
| Ringsaker Opera - between fine culture and popular culture | 301 |
| Through troughs - Opera is professionalizing | 302 |
| With ambitions to go far | 304 |
| An immigrant from Telemark - with roots in Brumunddal | 306 |
| Theater environment in development | 307 |
| The visual arts - galleries and practicing artists | 311 |
| The renaissance of history societies | 316 |
| "All hands on deck" | 317 |
| Skiing and orienteering | 320 |
| Sports clubs - from broad focus to specialization | 322 |
| Football - local patriotism and varying ambitions | 324 |
| Curlig - a new sport | 325 |
| New and old sports | 325 |
| "We are the center of the Olympics" | 326 |
| Ringsaker's most winning Olympian | 329 |
| The legacy of Alf Prøysen | 329 |
| Heirlooms and new expressions: Prøysenhuset | 330 |
| Prøysenstua | 331 |
| Stock exchange and cathedral? | 333 |
| Being compared to Prøysen - being an author in Ringsaker | 335 |
| Prøysenhuset: Ringsaker's largest window to the whole of Norway | 336 |
| "A foreign element in the village" | 337 |
| "I don't want to be part of the big wheel" - Guttorm P. Haugen | 338 |
| Ove Røsbak - now our journey is over | 339 |
| The Ringsaker Prize | 343 |
| "When the whole hometown cried" | 344 |
| The new Veldrekirka: "A vessel to God" | 344 |
Chapter 9 | |
With Brumunddal on wild, new and better roads | |
| Ringsaker in the nation's memory | 347 |
| The events - seen from two points of view | 348 |
| The masters of the Mobiltomta | 349 |
| "We are race conscious" | 351 |
| Measures against racism | 353 |
| "Brumunddal - the place God forgot?" | 358 |
| Brumunddal on new roads - Brumunddal on wild roads | 359 |
| Brumunddal turned its back on Myrdal | 364 |
| From wild to new and better roads | 365 |
| Grasrota gets involved - Mørkved-OL and Mathare United | 367 |
| In search of explanations | 369 |
Chapter 10 | |
"The wheel of change" | |
| A way of life before the end | 373 |
| Ringsak identity - between region and community | 375 |
| Assembly hall in northern Ringsaker | 378 |
| Ringsaker municipality as a bearer and creator of belonging | 379 |
| Back to the roots - agriculture and resource-based industry: the deep structure of belonging? | 381 |
| Register | 386 |
| Source references | 399 |
| Bibliography | 410 |
